amended food safety bill and republicans have block the long-stalled bill blasting it as another example of government power grab but it passed and now it just needs a quick okay from the house before the holidays and it becomes law. with dire results if you believe fox's glen beck. >> control and power. they control your food. they control you. this is about control. and in the end, starvation. >> now, the bill was written in response to a series of deadly outbreaks of foodborne diseases. last year thousands of people, many small children, were infected with salmonella from eggs and peanut butter. this legislation is designed to prevent those illnesses by increasing stood inspections and mandating food recalls if and when necessary. believe it or not, the government currently doesn't have the authority to force a recall no matter how many team are getting sick, even if people are dying. that's what congress seemed to think when both chambers passed